Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-06-12
uzru MENTION.

gagged In remsvina the old buildings on
water street, near the Argus once.
handsome brick block vill ss construct
e imuediatsly. vh,ch Sill he credit
TO the town. The fret story Of the Ne
OuFdy brick bnildlsR 10 up and the worn
10 rapldly going ahead.
A large party Of exoarsionists arrived
ct neon yesterday from up Sound on thu
elegant steamer Olympiap. A sumptu-
Gus collation. vas served In L9onard'l
Opera House, after which 9 number Of
ladies and gentlemen Sined the party
sad the steamer left for the Straits OF
Juan de Fuca. The Osympian returned
10 the afternoon and left for up Ssund
Mr.. Oliver II. Cole, aoiuster for the
North British Mercantile and the Liver.
pool. London 4 Globe Insurance Con-
paniss. passed q few days in tovn lasl
week on buaness.
The fireman have arranged to have q
picnic on WILDLY Island on July 4th,
The services of the band have been
| specially .engaRed for that occasion.
Mr.. samaels Of tue Wesf Shore vas In
town yesterday.
Mrs. d. L. Clancy passed through yes
| terday from Victoria for Seattle.
Charles Kennedy, . representative Of
the Albert Lea routs, was passenger
for up Sound.
Governor Semple returned from q
brief tour in Olallam oousty yesterday.
SHIPPING NOTES.
The steamship City Of Chester sailed
at 3 q. m. yesterday for San Francisco,
after taking aboard forty tons Of freight.
The ship Tuo Brothers. Capt. Hayden.
q days from San Francisco, passed up
on Fnday evening to seattle to load .
return cargo Of coal.
The bark Mary Clever, Capt D wis.
arrived on Friday eve Mag At Port Die
oovsry. Is days from San Francisco, 10
load lumber IS q return cargo.
The snip II sisstic, Captain Bergman,
80 days from San Diego for Port Dis
covary. arrived en- Friday evening.
The bsrkeotins Wrestler, lumber
laden for San Diego, sailed yesterday.
The steamship Sardouyx viii leave
Victoria tomorrow for Portland, where
she gill be commissioned into the
freight carrying business.
Toe ship Clarence ) Beiuent sailed
from Nanaimo on Friday, coal laden for
San Francisco.
The ship Thomas NJ. Reed will sail
from Nsnaime, loaded WITH coal. on
Wednesday for San Francisco.
The sealing schooaer Alfred A iams
sailed from Victoria yesterday for b ID
ring sea, via Sss Juan.
The steamship Wellington arrived at
NaRsimo on Friday night loaded With
general meFchan lise from San Fran
cisco valued At $3.50.
The British bark Bottled Will arrived
in Bnenos Ayres on the 10th instant,
lumbsT laden from Tacoma.
John b rmingham, OF San Franoisc ,,
is the purchaser OF the wreck of the
steamer Barnard CASTLE, now lying on
Race rocks, Vancouver Island. She will
be raised from her present position and
emrioyed as collier between the Bay
City aud the Puget Sound collieries.
OPIUM SEIZURE Mr.. Z. A. Glrdner,
Chief inspector OF Customs for the Pu-
get Sound District, on Thursday made
seizure of 80 pounds Ct contrsband
opium at the Brunswick Hotel. The
opium was in a trusk, which had just
arrived there from Victoria, and after
the opium wss discovered the otIioers
waited for the owner, who was known.
to call for the trunk. but, instead of 50
doing, be smelt q large siZ d rat and
skipped the town, and It 10 pretty safe
guess that he will not return very soon,
either. Tbs opinm is valued at from
S600 TO 500.